Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation
"Leave It Better Than You Found It!"
Grants Awarded in 2006
Ahrens Park Foundation, Grinnell, IA
Building and Equipment Project
$587,996

Ahrens Park Foundation, Grinnell, IA
Land Transfer
$529,099

Ahrens Park Foundation, Grinnell, IA
Maintenance Services
$426,471

Belle Plaine Parks and Recreation, Belle Plaine, IA
Franklin Park Playground Project
$3,000

Building Blocks in Birmingham, Birmingham, IA
Playground Equipment
$5,000

City of Grinnell, Grinnell, IA
Van Horn Park Playground Equipment
$40,000

City of St. Charles, St. Charles, IA
Playground Equipment
$3,000

Galaxy Youth Center, Grinnell, IA
2006 Winner of "Leave It Better" Award
$5,000

Grinnell Area Arts Council, Grinnell, IA
Summer Arts
$6,000

Grinnell Community Day Care & Preschool, Grinnell, IA
Creative Curriculum
$2,938

Grinnell Historical Museum, Grinnell, IA
Computer Equipment
$4,494

Grinnell-Newburg Educational Excellence (GNEE), Grinnell, IA
Teacher Mini-Grant Program
$50,000

Grinnell-Newburg Schools, Grinnell, IA
High School Golf Net
$4,800

Grinnell-Newburg Schools, Grinnell, IA
High School Gulf Coast Restoration Project
$6,000

Grinnell-Newburg Schools, Grinnell, IA
Kindergarten Swimming Lessons
$4,246

Grinnell-Newburg Schools, Grinnell, IA
Transportation Fees to the Iowa Children's Museum
$467

Grinnell-Newburg Schools, Grinnell, IA
Middle School Playground Equipment
$75,000

Grinnell Regional Medical Center, Grinnell, IA
Blueprint for Health Capital Campaign for Renovations
$200,000 (4th payment of 6 year pledge:$800,000)

Heart of Iowa Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Grinnell, IA
"Bowl A Thon" Program
$4,000

Hiawatha Elementary PTO, Hiawatha, IA
Playground Equipment
$2,000

Imagine Grinnell, Grinnell, IA
Grinnell Area Recreation Trail (GART)
$5,000

Iowa Children's Museum, Coralville, IA
Grinnell Elementary School Fees
$516

Iowa Composers Forum, Cedar Rapids, IA
"Grinnell Festival of Music"
$1,500

Iowa School Boards Foundation, Des Moines, IA
"Communities for Literate Iowa Kids" (CLIK) Grinnell Program
$25,000

Iowa Transportation Museum, Grinnell, IA
Capital Campaign for Spaulding Center for Transportation
$10,000 (2nd payment of 3 year pledge: $30,000)

Learning Garden Preschool, Grinnell, IA
Improvement of Quality Programs
$2,000

Lovilia Parks Playground, Lovilia, IA
Playground Equipment
$1,500

Michael J. Manatt Community Center, Brooklyn, IA
Community Center & Library
$15,000

Muscatine Schools, Muscatine, IA
Grant Wood Elementary Playground Equipment
$2,000

Poweshiek Mental Health Center, Grinnell, IA
Office Improvement Package
$10,000

Progress Industries, Newton, IA
"Off the Beaten Path" Event
$1,000

Quakerdale, Newton, IA
Foster Care Recognition
$1,000

Val Skinner Foundation, NJ
Susan G. "Komen on the Go" Iowa/National Tour
$50,000 (1st payment of 2 year pledge: $100,000)

University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA
Human Performance Center Capital Campaign
Ahrens Playground Safety Suite
$50,000 (4th payment of 5 year pledge: $250,000)

Total for 2006
$ 2,132,028
City of Grinnell
Van Horn Park Playground
Grinnell, IA
Iowa Composers Forum
Fall Festival at Grinnell College
Cedar Rapids, IA
City of Lovilia
Playground Equipment
Lovilia, IA
Val Skinner Foundation
Susan G. "Komen on the Go" Tour
Grinnell College Campus
Iowa School Boards Foundation
CLIK Grant for Grinnell Program
Des Moines, IA
Grinnell-Newburg Educational
Excellence, Teacher Mini-Grants
Grinnell, IA